FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 3-13-01

Women's Tennis: Armstrong Atlantic State 7, Hawaii Pacific 2

HAWAII KAI, Hawaii – The No. 15-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team defeated No. 8-ranked Hawaii Pacific, 7-2, on Tuesday afternoon at Hawaii Kai.

The Lady Pirates won two of three doubles matches, then took five of six singles matches - three of those matches lasting three sets - to improve to 11-2 on the season. Winning in three sets were: Freshman Danijela Mijic, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) over Bianca Baretta at No. 4 singles; freshman Alejandra Aguilar, 0-6, 6-1, 6-2 over Dora Haldorova at No. 5 singles, and Carolyn Ward, 6-2, 6-7 (7-3), 10-6 over Summer Terry at No. 6 singles.

The AASU women next face top-ranked and two-time defending NCAA DII champion BYU-Hawaii on Thursday afternoon at Noon.

- Pirates -

Women: AASU 7, Hawaii Pacific 2

Singles
#1 – Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Fleurette Miranti (HPU) 6-1, 6-1
#2 – Michaela Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Loni Matsunaga (HPU) 6-1, 6-3
#3 – Lisa Blomme (HPU) def. Laura Puch (AASU) 6-3, 6-0
#4 – Danijela Mijic (AASU) def. Bianca Baretta (HPU) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
#5 – Alejandra Aguilar (AASU) def. Dora Haldorova (HPU) 0-6, 6-1, 6-2
#6 – Carolyn Ward (AASU) def. Summer Terry (HPU) 6-2, 6-7 (7-3), 10-6

Doubles
#1 – Kratochvilova/Golopencza (AASU) def. Miranti/Matsunaga (HPU) 8-5
#2 – Blomme/Beretta (HPU) def. Puch/Ward (AASU) 9-8 (7-3)
#3 – Aguilar/Mijic (AASU) def. Terry/Jessica Dudley (HPU) 8-3
Records: AASU (11-2)